Iron stand



Dec. 4, 1928.

C. SCHULTHESS IRON STAND Filed Nov. 2, 1927 INVENTOR Clara Sch/Mess )8 inw ATTORNEY PMs-d D... 4, .1928, 1,694,236

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARA SCHULTHESS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF oNE-HALF To BRADFORD M. MELVIN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IRON STAND.

Application filed November 2, 1927. Serial No. 230,481.

This invention relates to improvements in bedded in the covering A of an ironing 50 stands of the kind used for supporting handboard, thereby conveniently permitting the manipulated pressing irons. pressing iron 7 to be slidably moved from An object of my invention is to provide an the ironing board onto the inclined supportimproved iron supporting stand wherein is ing member 2, where it is satisfactorily supembodied suitable means for attachment to ported until again used. 55 ironing boards. The teeth extending into the cloth cover- Another object of my invention is to proing of the ironing board are adapted to vide an improved iron supporting stand maintain the base and the inclined member 0 which is adapted to readily receive and supin a secure position on the ironing board. port an iron. T 1e inclined member 2, being disposed in A further object of my invention is to pro an inclined position, enables the person op- Vide an iron supporting stand embodying a perating the iron to conveniently slide the construction which permits the convenient Same from the ironing board onto the said use of a pressing iron without the accominclined member without the necessity of panying danger of damaging the ironing lifting it from the ironing board. The in- 65 board covering. clined member upon receiving the weight of In the accompanying drawings, the iron moves downwardly and compresses Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an iron stand the spring 6, thereby providinga suitable supmbod in my inv ti n; port for the iron. A layer of asbestos 8, se- F 2 is a top elevation of the same; and Cured to the underneath surface of the base,

Fig. 3 is a side view of a fragmentary part serves as a protection for the covering A of of the stand with an iron supported therein, the ironing board. showing the manner in which it is applied to The iron stand herein illustrated and decovering of an ironing board. scribed may be embodied in forms other than 7 Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 the one herein described, so for this and other 7 representsabase, constructed from sheet iron obvious reasons I desire my invention inor other suitable material, which is adapted l ded br adly Within the spirit of the apto be secured to an ironing board by screws pended claims. or other suitable means. Attached to the Having described my invention, what I end of the base, or formed integrally therelaim i Wi h, is an inclined supporting member 2 1. An iron stand comprising, in combinawhi h i r vid d at thr f it id with tion with a base, an inclined member mo'vably upright side members 3. The base 1 and the j ined to and eXtending above the base, and inclined supporting member 2 may be con a plurality of teeth located in the base at structed from a single piece of sheet metal points where the inclined member and the with the said member bent backwardly so that base are joined together, which said teeth it assumes an inclined position. are adapted to project into the cloth covering The ends of the base land the inclined supof an ironing board to maintain the base in 40 porting member 2, at points where they are a secure position thereon. I

joined together, are provided with V-shaped 2. An iron stand comprising, in combinaslots 4 which form a plurality of teeth 5. tion with a base, an inclined member flexibly Secured at its ends as by solder to the joined to and extending above the base, and underneath surface of the inclined suppolta spring member located between the base and 8. member 2 e pp slll'fflce f the the inclined member for normally resiliently base 1, 1s a spiral spring 6 which normally maintaining the inclined member above the maintains the said member in an inclined ba position above the said base.

As shown in Fig. 3 the teeth 5 may be im- CLARA SOHULTHESS. 

